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U.S. Justice Department Files Injuction Against California Prison System Over Beard Policy

March 25, 2024 7:04 pmMarch 25, 2024 7:04 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division filed a request for a preliminary injunction against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, saying that a policy of...

Rep. Michelle Steel Declares Huge Victory In 45th Congressional District Race

March 25, 2024 4:51 pmMarch 25, 2024 4:51 pm

Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA) gave a statement on Monday, formally declaring victory in the primary and denouncing her opponents, despite the second place victor having yet to be selected. Since Steel flipped her district in 2020 and defeated then Congressman Harley...

Fast Food Restaurant Owners Brace As $20 Minimum Wage Law set To Go Into Effect Next Week

March 25, 2024 11:56 amMarch 26, 2024 11:58 am

With only a week to go before the AB 1228 $20 fast food minimum wage law comes into effect, restaurants across California continue to make last minute firings, employee hours cuts, and other measures to remain profitable and stay in...

Palm Springs union admits unconstitutional conduct in settlement

March 25, 2024 10:46 amMarch 25, 2024 10:46 am

The Public Employees Association of Palm Springs (PEAPS), a small but muscular government labor union representing public employees in the California desert community, has agreed to settle a legal dispute with a public employee alleging the union violated her First...

LA Deputy District Attorneys Endorse Nathan Hochman

March 25, 2024 4:00 amMarch 25, 2024 4:01 am

Even with a few primary votes remaining to be counted, the Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys (ADDA) – the deputys’ union – has already made known who it wants to win the November runoff: Nathan Hochman. In the...

Stop Hiring Interns Based on Race, Pacific Legal Tells Los Angeles Zoo

March 23, 2024 6:01 amMarch 23, 2024 6:01 am

“Creating a just and sustainable world where people and wildlife thrive, together.” That is the “vision” of the Los Angeles Zoo. However, they need to revisit their mission to be “just,” which is equitable and nondiscriminatory. The Los Angeles Zoo,...

Drain the Reservoirs, Return California’s Stolen Land

March 23, 2024 2:45 amMarch 22, 2024 3:12 pm

The destruction of dams on the Klamath River provides an encouraging precedent for progressives throughout California. As was breathlessly reported in the San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere, indigenous tribes are now able to recover their sacred land and revive their ancestral villages and way...